diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 82dc201d3..40dc683ce 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -234,8 +234,14 @@ void setproctitle(const char *fmt, ...);
 #include <pthread_np.h>
 #define redis_set_thread_title(name) pthread_set_name_np(pthread_self(), name)
 #else
+#if (defined __APPLE__ && defined(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_7))
+int pthread_setname_np(const char *name);
+#include <pthread.h>
+#define redis_set_thread_title(name) pthread_setname_np(name)
+#else
 #define redis_set_thread_title(name)
 #endif
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #endif